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Boss Guilts Employee Right Before His Paternity Leave: 'I can’t tell you not to take it but that’s a long time without you'

Imagine how this employee's wife responded to this guilt-tripping. It probably does not bear repeating, but maternity and paternity leave are an inherent part of workers' rights. We all know that being a parent of someone at any age is a full-time job in and of itself. Being the parent of a newborn is like having five full-time jobs at once, and that does not include someone's actual full-time job. 

To that end, there is no point, especially in this day and age, in a toxic boss trying to shame an employee for taking too much time off for maternity or paternity leave. Not only would you be disappointing your employees, but even if they did cut their time short, that creates resentment. Furthermore, there is simply no way the employee will be fully present during that time. After all, the distractions are constant and the responsibilities are never-ending. Let this story serve as a reminder to give employees what they need during this challenging period so they can feel ready, willing, and able when they elect to return.

This thread was posted to Reddit by u/BpositiveItWorks, the wife of the employee in question. She had some choice words for her husband's toxic boss. Keep scrolling below for the full play-by-play. For more, here are 20 funny job interview flubs. 

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